The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory had calculated the day to climb Mount Tai to pray for rain, but before that day arrived, something unexpected happened again in the previous dynasty.

Qizhou was the place hardest hit by the disaster. Lu Junze also attached great importance to this place. The people he sent there to provide disaster relief were the people he valued the most, but something still happened.

“A bunch of trash!” Lu Junze threw the memorial to the ground. A group of ministers knelt on the ground, trembling with fear and almost dared not speak.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

"A mountain bandit actually gathered more than a thousand people and dared to attack a county town. What do I have so many officials for?"

"Raised to eat white rice?"

These ministers did not dare to speak, as most of those people were not real bandits, but ordinary people who could not survive due to the drought.

If this were said, the emperor would probably be even angrier. The people who provided disaster relief had clearly been arranged long ago, so why were there still so many refugees?

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to wipe out the bandits." The Minister of War stepped forward and said.

He is Lu Junze's confidant, and he has not done anything wrong, so he is not nervous and naturally dares to speak out.

"I know."

"Gu Chengfeng!"

"The minister is here."

"I give you 800 cavalrymen. Go to Qizhou and capture these bandits for me." Lu Junze continued, "Minister Wang of the Ministry of Justice, I order you to be the imperial envoy. Go with me to Qizhou and investigate all officials in Qizhou who are in collusion with the bandits. If there is resistance, kill them without mercy."

The bandits gathered so many people, but the court officials didn't receive any news at all. Someone must be colluding with the bandits and working together with them.

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Gu Chengfeng and Minister Wang of the Ministry of Justice said in unison, and at the same time they also knew how angry Lu Junze was.

"Let's set off immediately." Lu Junze waved his hand.

Even though eight hundred cavalrymen are less than a thousand, they are all the elites among the cavalry elites. It was only because Lu Junze was extremely angry this time that he would not have given so many soldiers.

"Draft an imperial decree to have other states conduct a thorough investigation and punish severely any such incidents that occur again."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

This was the first time that a local rebellion had occurred in all the years since Lu Junze ascended the throne, and it happened at this juncture. Naturally, he was very angry.

The ministers felt that the emperor could not leave at this moment, otherwise he might have led the army in person.

I have to tell the truth to these ministers. This thought really flashed through Lu Junze's mind.

It would take time to suppress the bandits. Even if Lu Junze was angry, there was nothing he could do. He could only let these ministers go back to their own place.

The news of the local rebellion came quickly and suddenly, so Gu Shijin knew nothing about it.

Seeing Lu Junze come to Chenhua Palace with a dark face, she was a little surprised. Gu Shijin was still holding the little princess in her arms. She stood up and bowed, "What's wrong with the emperor?"

"Sit down, you're still holding the child." Lu Junze stepped forward and helped Gu Shijin sit down.

"Ah."

"Come on, give me a hug."

"it is good."

"Little Lingyi." Lu Junze held the child in one hand and pinched her nose. He immediately felt calmer.

“Ah…ah…” The little princess couldn’t speak yet, but she loved her father very much. She was extremely happy every time Lu Junze hugged her.

"I remember that when Ayuan and Ajin were as old as Lingyi, they could already crawl and were almost able to walk," said Lu Junze.

Lu Junze was also very surprised at that time. He was only one year old and yet he could walk.

"Your Majesty cannot expect every child I give birth to to be so smart." Gu Shijin said with a smile.

"Jin'er, you're overthinking it. Lingyi is very good the way she is. I like her very much." Boys can be raised a little rough, but girls cannot. They must be pampered.

"Your Majesty is so pampered with Ling Yi, so he is not afraid that Ling Yi will have a bad temper in the future."

"She is my favorite princess. She doesn't need to have a good temper, as long as she is sensible. I will spoil her for the rest of her life. When Jin'er and I are a hundred years old, her brothers will also spoil her."

"So, our little Lingyi just needs to be happy."

I have to say that Gu Shijin was still a little moved when he heard Lu Junze's words. Lu Junze had done a great job with the three children he had given birth to.

"I think so too." Gu Shijin said. It must be said that she and Lu Junze thought the same thing. As for her daughter, she also hoped that she could grow up happily.

After playing with her for a while, the little princess began to feel sleepy. Seeing this, Lu Junze asked the nanny to hold her.

"Your Majesty, can you tell me now why you are in a bad mood?" Gu Shijin poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lu Junze.

Lu Junze took the tea and took a sip. He didn’t want to tell Gu Shijin, he just wanted to wait until he calmed down before telling him.

"I received a secret report today that bandits appeared in Qizhou and many civilians have died." Lu Junze said this with a heavy tone.

Those who died were all his people, and Lu Junze was a man who loved his people, so he was naturally very sad.

If no one died in this rebellion, Lu Junze would never be so angry, but it would be different if someone died, even if it was just one civilian.

"How could such a thing happen?" Gu Shijin was also shocked.

Although this drought was severe, Daxia is now a prosperous country with a strong people, and Lu Junze handled it in a timely manner. In fact, the actual situation is much better than previous natural disasters.

"Qizhou is far away from the capital, and the officials below..." After Lu Junze finished speaking, Gu Shijin also understood.

To be honest, the emperor is far away and the sky is high. When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will be king. These officials in Qizhou are so far away from the capital, so of course they will not be as law-abiding as the officials in the capital. This drought is a terrible disaster for ordinary people, but for these local officials, it is probably a rare opportunity to make money.

"Your Majesty, these officials are really too presumptuous. They are all your subjects." The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but it is okay for Gu Shijin to say a few words at this time. It would be a problem if he didn't say anything.

"I have sent your brother to suppress the bandits." Lu Junze said while putting his arm around Gu Shijin's waist.

Gu Shijin nodded. He was sure that he would suppress the bandits, but he did not expect that Lu Junze would let his brother go.

"Your Majesty, my brother has never led troops alone. Can he do it?" Gu Shijin said hesitantly.

Although Gu Chengfeng had been in the army for a period of time, he was led by someone and there were other people in charge of the team, so he only needed to charge forward.

This has never happened to him as a boss before. Gu Shijin is not afraid of others, but he is afraid that Gu Chengfeng will ruin things and cause more innocent people to suffer.

Lu Junze suddenly laughed and said, "It seems that Jin'er still doesn't know her brother well enough."

Gu Shijin stuck out his tongue. Of course, she was not the real Gu Shijin.

"Don't worry, Jin'er's brother is very capable."